100000 ways to recognize a person who IS a very serious pianist...

[jz_rach2]

13. will ask every single hotel if they have a piano to practice on whilst travelling around the world (i'm not a fully 'i wanna be a pianist etc' pianist, but i did do that and got lucky in switzerland!) and will be studying their music whilst on plane trips and car trips

wow!!! me too~

[jz_rach2]

21.  Sleeps with music under pillow or at bedside

22.  Takes music with them wherever they go

23.  Sleeps in or under or around the piano whenever possible

24.  Begins to "look like" a piano

25.  Starts to style their hair like a piano's

lol i tried dressing up like a piano once for a concert, uh yea, black and white. it was fun

[jz_rach2]

101. Never plays anything funny

i think Beethoven's "Hunt" sonata in Eb+ op31 no.3 1st mvt development where the left hand gets the 16th slur figures in the low register is funny

[pianistimo]

i spent several years dressing in black and white no matter if i was playing for church or simply going to the grocery store.  it was awful.  i wouldn't do it again.  people don't notice you much.  you're kind of 'incognito.'  it's good if you are accompanying, but now i see in color.  the contrast of color against the black piano is more visually appealing.  same for guys.  i wish that they would abandon the black pants and wear red once in a while.

what number are we on?

has all measures numbered.

would never touch the strings of the piano with bare hands or fingers (having been severely warned by the piano technician that it will cause damage to the strings)

gets very irritated when they see cigarette burns on practice pianos

insists on the bench being the right height

is frustrated to the point of distraction by wobbly benches

mentally yells at people who chew gum and wad up candy paper at concerts

would never stick gum under a bench

[jz_rach2]

yes, and bumperstickers.   'u are in the presence of a great pianist,'  'pianist on the road,'  'my music will tame your savage beast,'  'pianists make music every day,'  'classical music rocks,'  (hey, i should start a business), 'piano is my life,'  ' pianists should not be taxed,'  'piano teacher on board,' 'save an ivory tickler, go to a classical piano recital'... hmmm any more ideas?

anyone know where to get these? i've been looking for them all life long. and such t-shirts too

[pianistimo]

maybe i'll seriously think about a t-shirt business.  i like to do creative stuff.  too bad tash lives so far away. 

[jz_rach2]

131. uses rulers/erasers and other stationaries with piano/keyboard designs on them only
132. awake at 3 in the morning sitting at the piano in the dark trying to work on a piece by silently touching the surface of the keyboard (so not to wake up the others)
133. puts pictures of the piano on MSN display pic
134. eats Oreo original flavour; black et white, true piano cookie
135. loves zebras/penguins/pandas and all animals that are black & white

[jeremyjchilds]

136) Buys houses based on acoustics
137) Does not always insist on playing songs that make them sound better than they are...(Fant imp)

[pianohopper]

could make one of those desk calendars with all these.  "365 Ways To recognize a person hwo is a very serious pianist."  and sell them for 10 bucks a piece.   

[m1469]

138) 

Refrains from (ever) playing the piano because s/he is afraid of potentially injuring his/her hands and fingers. 

[sweet91]

i dun think it need serious of dat. BUT music is really part of my life.I can,t live without music.Don't u

[prodigy1220]

63.  listen to music all day
64. sits at the piano puts on callenging peace and acts like he/she is playing the peice
65.visualizes he/she is in a performance alot
66. when performing a piece gets the song he/she is playing and studies the song and and make you rversion similar or better

[ryan2189]

64. sits at the piano puts on challenging piece and acts like he/she is playing the piece

so i'm not the only one who has done that 
(its actually kind of fun)

[pianohopper]

Looks like we haven't made that much progress yet.  Well, here's 67:

67.  Owns an entire closet of piano neckties/drawer of piano underwear. 

[Dazzer]

how funny, as i see a 67, and a 130... so anyway...

That's me right down to the genes. My greatest annoyance is when someone demands to interrupt me.

130. Will not stop playing when someone asks them to.

139 - And talks to them while playing instead.

[m1469]

Rarely practises and is proud of it 

[pianistimo]

and cuts their fingernails anyway (that's me right now)

[infectedmushroom]

so i'm not the only one who has done that 
(its actually kind of fun)

Haha, me too.


And yes, it fun. I love to fantasize when doing it. Me, playing a really nice piece and it's played perfect. I only do it when I'm all alone at home though. 

[cherub_rocker1979]

12. is a membah of da SDC

 

true dat

[g_s_223]

140. Washes their hands before playing.

141. Plays chamber music.

142. Has a tuning kit for fixing strings that go out-of-tune.

143. Knows how to voice his instrument.

144. Has completely mastered the use of the sostenuto (3rd) pedal.

145. Can improvise a good cadenza.

146. Locks their piano after playing it.

147. Would never play a grand with the lid down.

[bwv772]

anyone know where to get these? i've been looking for them all life long. and such t-shirts too

Try maybe www.friendshiphouse.com, all things piano, might have tshirts too.

[vladhorwz]

Deletes video of him and girlfriend in that special moment in order to make room on SIM card to vidoe himself playing scales.

[gouldfischer]

62. Looks at piano forums to get tips and insights on piano playing almost everyday at work during lunch hour!

Looks at piano forums to get tips and insights on piano playing everyday during work hour!

[totallyclassics]

64.  Could purchase Italy in trade for all the musical Cd's, DVD's, and musical equipment they own!   

65.  Doesn't know that the Superbowl has come to their  hometown!  Yes, seriously!

66.  Get's to work after a major hurricane, and wonders why there is water all over the floor, and the hospital is closed!   Yes, seriously!   

67. Is very embarrassed to admit the above!  I live under a rock! Or, is that on a piano bench in front of a piano? No time for TV.  In my defense, I work nights, and sleep days. I woke up and drove in to work.  Had no clue we were going to get the brunt of the Hurricane! 

68.  Loves, Cherishes and  totally lives to play, feel, breathe, and soak up all forms of classical music. Tries to become and live through the piece being played, and hopes they are doing the song justice. 

69.  Doesn't want to sleep at all, SLEEP, such a waste of time!   

[rc]

69.  Doesn't want to sleep at all, SLEEP, such a waste of time!   

- Only finds sleeping, eating and exercise useful in relation to how helpful they are in learning piano.

[I Love Xenakis]

Doesn't waste time on a piano forum (or several)

[eins]

148. Knows how to PRONOUNCE Chopin (like [sh'pah], with emphasis on the second syllable)
149. Knows not only how to play etudes, but also how to pronounce them (like it can't be put in letters, but emphasize the _second_ syllable, and keep the y in [ey] rather silent. An etude is not an acorn.

150. anybody?

[eins]

yes, and bumperstickers.   'u are in the presence of a great pianist,'  'pianist on the road,'  'my music will tame your savage beast,'  'pianists make music every day,'  'classical music rocks,'  (hey, i should start a business), 'piano is my life,'  ' pianists should not be taxed,'  'piano teacher on board,' 'save an ivory tickler, go to a classical piano recital'... hmmm any more ideas?

Pianists do it on the bench

[g_s_223]

150. Has memorized the serial number(s) of their piano(s).

[zheer]

He/she will have a degree in piano playing.

[princessdecadence]

and cuts their fingernails anyway (that's me right now)

I've cut mine way too short that all my fingers hurt now and am not able to play the piano for at least one or two days.

What is the SDC?

[crazy for ivan moravec]

anything he sees is piano. anything he hears is music. anything he touches and feels is always compared to a piano's touch. anything he tastes is always interesting coz he has good taste. anything he smells is like the smell of a new piano.

hehehe

[pianistimo]

their idea of a nightmare is playing a piece for recital and someone noticing that they played an accidental wrong, totally messing up the entire perfection of knowing the piece as it is supposed to sound (esp as regards to modern music).

[stevie]

I've cut mine way too short that all my fingers hurt now and am not able to play the piano for at least one or two days.

What is the SDC?

a community that is ideally suited for 21 year old female pianists, from london in the UK.

to find out more, PM me 

[perfect_pitch]

No 25 should be starts to style his hair just like Beethovens...   

[m1469]

You know you're a serious pianist ...

when house-guests find your lipstick smudges and whiffs of your fragrance on the piano's shirt collar.

[kriskicksass]

153? Feels bad about criticizing someone else's playing, even if only in your head.

[jlh]

153? Feels bad about criticizing someone else's playing, even if only in your head.

I don't know that this really qualifies... I mean if you're a serious pianist, you're serious about the music as well, so if someone is butchering a piece you really can't help but criticize the performance, even if it's just in your head.

[barnowl]

154. Her burps are realized as mordents and
155. her farts as fiorituras

[shoshin]

#1 He/she doesn't post on www.pianostreet.com

[keyofc]

65.  Cannot imagine life without a piano
66.  Finds total expression only when playing the piano
67.  Always has dreams with piano music in the background
68.  Considers a house with no piano a sign of bad luck
69.  Never stops learning
70.  Goes to the piano when she/he is hungry
71.   Is too busy learning new things to criticize others
72.  Paints black and white stripes on their house
73.  Considers 88 their lucky number...

[jlh]

lol, keyofc who taught you how to count?

[steveie986]

156. Does not particularly care for Chopin & Liszt

[ardor]

that's ridiculous

[pianistimo]

what number are we on?

i liked that one about 'going to the piano when hungry.'  how about, doesn't even feel hunger when playing the piano.  in fact, if allowed - would practice nonstop through at least one meal (lunch?). 

maybe pianists pay for this with their health sometiems?  you know, the pale, sickly, pianist complex.

[alwaystheangel]

1 whatever: are socially retarded

[pianistimo]

yet remember loads of music somewhere in the recesses of their brain and can track dots on guidance systems faster than most other people (just guessing on the last one).  also, they are asked to do finger dexterity things like 'can you get that quarter out of the seatbelt buckle?' 

ok.  to recognize a serious pianist - look at their stubby fingernails. that's a dead giveaway. 

[kriskicksass]

1sixty-something: Tries to serve the music as an artist, rather than have the music serve his ego as a virtuoso. (a pet peeve of mine and the root of an argument of sorts I'm having with a friend who's also a pianist)

[keyofc]

Jhl,
My piano teacher -but she only went up to 88 -
Serious pianists have no time for math teachers

[ihatepop]

Yeah 'choping' sounds like a sound effect when batman is in a fight

*Kapow!*

*Boom*

*CHOPING!*

*snicker*